[Ansteorra] Merchanting Info.

[Richard Yeager]

I believe the bond is $600 in CASH or a surety bond
that no one will issue.  They will not issue a tax ID
unless you have a fixed address in Oklahoma (which we
discovered after being given the WRONG information by
someone in the Oklahoma tax office).  Alternately,
persons hosting weekend events can collect the sales
tax from the merchants and submit it with the sales
tax they are suppose to be collecting for the
admission to the events.

Cuan mac Niall

--- David Backlin <edrei at smythkepe.org> wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Silverhands"
> <silverhands at sbcglobal.net>
> 
> > 
> > They required that all merchants have a valid
> Oklahoma state Tax ID  
> > (if I recall correctly) for purposes of collecting
> sales tax --  
> > effectively eliminating "casual/amateur"
> merchanting. But  
> > "professional" merchants should be in the clear,
> since of course they  
> > already have a valid Tax ID for every state they
> operate in, are  
> > collecting sales tax on everything they sell, and
> are reporting it to  
> > the appropriate state authorities.
> > 
> 
> Does Oklahoma still require a $500 bond for out of
> state merchants? I cannot afford such a thing, so
> have no Oklahoma ID and thus do not merchant in
> Oklahoma.
> 
> Most states, to my knowledge, do not require a
> deposit/bond as long as you report on time.
> 
> Some events will charge a merchant fee &/or require
> a donation to the prize chest. It depends on the
> group and depends on the event. Each event & each
> event site may have its own quirks regarding
> merchants so it's always best to check ahead of time
> to see what the rules are. For example: in one
> state, the state parks specify where vendors can
> set-up and often frown upon vendors who wish to camp
> in their booth, while I've known some groups to
> frown upon merchants altogether.
> 
> There are several SCA merchant discussion lists
> where you can get more information. Two of the main
> ones are: sca-merchants at yahoogroups.com  and 
> sca_merchants at yahoogroups.com 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ld Edrei the Quiet
> (mka David Backlin)
> Merchant and Adventurer
> Shire of Smythkepe
> 
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